Back on Feb. 7, 1997, The Slice led with a blurb about a Spokane nurse conducting a clinical trial designed to determine if mixing a pregnant woman's urine into some Drano predicted the gender of the baby.

Apparently some believed that the resulting color told the tale.

Anyway, that nurse sent me an email yesterday. She shared something that I am using at the top of an upcoming column.

But in the course of exchanging emails with her, I asked about that 1997 study.

Here's her reply.

"As predicted, some of the women had girls and some had boys. No correlation. But it amazed me that several participants were ready to head out and paint their worlds pink or blue. One of the most memorable moments was when a UPS truck pulled up to my house to deliver a urine sample from the Tri-Cities. Gosh, thanks for reminding me of that."

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